12 Minutes To ReadMyat describes how the Spring Revolution transformed patriarchal norms into a powerful resistance tool. Introduction The military is a socio-political institution where patriarchal values are highly rewarded and honored. […]
Tags: gender, protest, resistance, women
February 23, 2026
11 Minutes To ReadEsther J collects firsthand accounts from people directly impacted by the new military conscription law. Edited by Emily Fishbein.
Tags: Bago, military conscription, National Unity Government (NUG), People's Defence Force (PDF), People’s Defense Forces (PDF)
October 21, 2024
4 Minutes To ReadYawng Htang captures the latest struggles facing civilians who fled recent fighting between the Kachin Independence Army and Myanmar military. Captions translated by Hpan Ja Brang; additional text by Emily […]
Tags: displacement, Kachin State, Momauk, People’s Defense Force (PDF), refugees, United Nations (UN)
September 5, 2024
10 Minutes To ReadHpan Ja Brang spoke with four people living in camps near Laiza. Edited by Emily Fishbein.
Tags: COVID-19, IDP, Kachin, military coup, youth
December 28, 2023
11 Minutes To ReadEmily Fishbein and Kelvin Sinpraw (pseudonym) show how a Kachin tradition defies borders.
Tags: borderlands, borders, culture, India, Jinghpaw, Kachin, Manau, Shapawng Yawng, Singpho
April 24, 2023
6 Minutes To ReadLu Nge Khit describes the events of a youth protest in May 2022, in Yangon.
Tags: featured, journalism, Yangon, youth, youth activism
July 13, 2022
7 Minutes To ReadAn anonymous Myanmar-based contributor details the junta’s recent efforts to undermine the organizing of protests.
February 4, 2022
7 Minutes To ReadKyaw Hsan Hlaing and Emily Fishbein argue that Myanmar’s media climate is dire under the junta but press freedoms in Rakhine State had already unraveled.
Tags: journalism, military coup, press freedom, Rakhine State
April 13, 2021
13 Minutes To ReadSix students from the University of Yangon analyze key themes in the military-controlled and state-owned media since the February 1st coup. On 1st February 2021, the Myanmar military staged a […]
Tags: ethnic armed organisations, media, military coup, Min Aung Hlaing, Myawaddy, social media
March 9, 2021
11 Minutes To ReadNicole Tu-Maung and Matthew Venker trace state narratives about COVID-19 in Myanmar at a critical point in the onset of the pandemic.
Tags: COVID-19, pandemic, public health
April 9, 2020
10 Minutes To ReadCecile Medail examines voices of local people in Mon State on the power of symbolic gestures in building trust between groups.
Tags: ethnic minorities, ethnicity, Mon, National League for Democracy (NLD)
November 14, 2017
4 Minutes To ReadElizabeth Rhoads on ‘Bridgegate’ and by-elections in Mon State.
Tags: elections, ethnic politics, ethnicity, Mon, National League for Democracy (NLD)
March 31, 2017